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Kileleshwa
Kileleshwa is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is located approximately from Nairobi's central business district. The neighbourhood was originally a low-density leafy suburb but after change in zoning regulations in the early 2000s, there has been significant mushrooming of high-rise flats in the area. It hosts mainly the middle income segment of the Nairobi residents. Location Kileleshwa is located approximately west of Nairobi's central business district, within the larger sub-county of Westlands. It is east of Lavington; south of Muthangari; west of Kilimani, mainly separated by the Kirichwa River. Overview The neighbourhood was established as a whites-only residential area by the British colonialists in the mid 20th century. It was not until the 1960s when it was racially integrated. The neighbourhood has historically been primarily low-density residential, but since early 2000s, Kileleshwa and its environs have become increasingly high-density mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya High School
The Kenya High School is a public girls' high school located on Mandera Road in the upmarket Kileleshwa suburb of Westlands Sub-County in Kenya's capital city, Nairobi. The school, which follows the national curriculum, is one of Kenya's 112 national schools and also one of the 18 prestigious Cluster III secondary schools. Located on a 150-acre campus some six Km from the Central Business District, the institution caters for 1500+ students who attend Forms 1-4 (= US grades 9-12) in seven streams, at the end of which the students sit for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. It is primarily a boarding school and accepts day-scholars on a case-by-case basis. The Kenya High School consistently performs well in national secondary exams, and has enforced a proper code of conduct to be followed by all. Background and History The Kenya High School, whose motto is ''Servire est Regnare'' (To Serve is To Reign), was conceptualised in the English public school tradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muthangari
Muthangari is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately northwest of the central business district of Nairobi. Location Muthangari is located approximately northwest of Nairobi's central business district. It is straddled by the Waiyaki Way to the south. Overview Muthangari was zoned as a low-density neighbourhood, but over the years, residential flats as well as commercial buildings were allowed. It was an exclusive neighbourhood prior to the revision of zoning regulations that was inhabited by high-income segment of Nairobi residents. It has slowly become more middle-class as the mushrooming of flats started. Muthangari and Kileleshwa together form the Kileleshwa county assembly ward of Nairobi City County As per the 2019 census, the suburb has a population of 10,297, with a population density of 2,672 per square kilometres in a land area of 3.9km2. Points of interest #St. Mary's School, Nairobi Saint Mary's School, commonly known as Saints, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, while the metropolitan area has a projected population in 2022 of 10.8 million. The city is commonly referred to as the Green City in the Sun. Nairobi was founded in 1899 by colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway.Roger S. Greenway, Timothy M. Monsma, ''Cities: missions' new frontier'', (Baker Book House: 1989), p.163. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907. After independence in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of Kenya. During Kenya's colonial period, the city became a centre for the colony's coffee, tea and sisal industry. The city lies in the south central part of Kenya, at an elevation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi City County
Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, it is the third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, also serving as the capital city, capital of Kenya. In 2013, the county entity was effected, replacing Nairobi City Council, the long-standing unit of administration since pre-independence. The city county consists of eleven gazetted Sub-Counties of Kenya, sub-counties and eighty five electoral wards. On the national level, Nairobi also sends seventeen Members of Parliament across the constituencies and one County woman representative, County Woman Representative to the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly; one senator to the Senate of Kenya, Senate. The county government, which is allocated devolved functions as per the constitution of Kenya, constitution, is headed by the County Governors of Kenya, county governor, who appoints his cabinet. The county's legislature is headed by the County Speaker, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlands Constituency
Westlands Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of the seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County. The constituency is situated within Westlands Sub-county, formerly Westlands District. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County. The constituency has an area of . It was known as Nairobi Northwest Constituency at the 1963 elections, then as Parklands Constituency and since 1988 elections it has been known as Westlands Constituency. In 2013, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission hived off a portion of Westlands Constituency to form part of Dagoretti North Constituency. Westlands constituency contains some of the high suburb areas such as Runda, LakeView, Muthaiga, Kitisuru and Highridge, as well as slum areas like Kangemi, Githogoro, DeepSea, Mji Wa Huruma, Kaptagat, Kibagare, Ndumboini, Maasai and Suswa. Members of Parliament Locations and wards Westlands Sub-county The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilimani
Kilimani is a mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. Location Kilimani is located approximately west of Nairobi's central business district, within Westlands Sub-county. It is north of Woodley; east of Kileleshwa, mainly separated by the Kirichwa River; the larger Kilimani area encompasses the Hurlingham, Caledonia, Upper Hill, and the Kilimani estates. Overview The neighbourhood was established as a whites-only residential area by the British colonialists in the mid 20th century. It was not until the 1960s when it was racially integrated. The neighbourhood has historically been primarily low-density residential, but since 2000 has become increasingly high-density mixed residential and commercial; both retail and offices. Points of interest ; Residencies State House Nairobi, the official residence of the President of Kenya is located in Kilimani, on State House Road. ; Schools (1) Kilimani Primary School, Milimani Primary School, St Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagoretti North Constituency
Dagoretti North Constituency is one of 17 Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency of Nairobi County. It was created by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission before the 2013 Kenyan general election, 2013 general election. The constituency has an area of . Most of the area that forms Dagoretti North constituency was part of Westlands Constituency. A smaller portion of it was hived off from Dagoretti Constituency. Wards References External links *List of Constituencies of Kenya {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Nairobi 2013 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 2013 sw:Eneo Bunge la Westlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Kenya
The Counties of Kenya ( sw, Kaunti za Kenya) are geographical units envisioned by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government that replaced the previous provincial system. The establishment and executive powers of the counties is provided in Chapter Eleven of the Constitution on devolved government, the Constitution's Fourth Schedule and any other legislation passed by the Senate of Kenya concerning counties. The counties are also single-member constituencies for the election of members of parliament to the Senate of Kenya, and special women members to the National Assembly of Kenya. As of 2022, there are 47 counties whose size and boundaries are based on the 47 legally recognized regions established by the 2010 Constitution. Following the re-organization of Kenya's national administration, counties were integrated into a new national administration with the national government posting county commissioners to counties to serve as a collaborative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sub-Counties Of Kenya
Sub-counties are the decentralised units through which county governments of Kenya will provide functions and services. Except for the parts which fall under urban areas, sub-counties will coincide with the constituencies created under article 89 of the Constitution of Kenya. Sub-counties will be headed by a sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board. Under the former Constitution of Kenya, the Provinces of Kenya were subdivided into a number of districts (''wilaya''). In line with restructuring the national administration to fit with the devolved government system brought in by the 2010 Constitution, that came into full effect following elections in March 2013, the 8 provinces and their administrators and districts were replaced by County Commissioners at the county level, while former districts existing as of 2013 were re-organised as sub-counties, and had Deputy Commissioners appointed over them. List of the 46 districts plus the capital of Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown". However, these concepts are not necessarily synonymous: many cities have a central ''business'' district located away from its commercial and or cultural centre and or downtown/city centre, and there may be multiple CBDs within a single urban area. The CBD will often be characterised by a high degree of accessibility as well as a large variety and concentration of specialised goods and services compared to other parts of the city. For instance, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, is the largest central business district in the city and in the United States. London's city centre is usually regarded as encompassing the historic City of London and the medieval City of Westminster, while the City of London and the transform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoning
Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a single use (e.g. residential, industrial), they may combine several compatible activities by use, or in the case of form-based zoning, the differing regulations may govern the density, size and shape of allowed buildings whatever their use. The planning rules for each zone determine whether planning permission for a given development may be granted. Zoning may specify a variety of outright and conditional uses of land. It may indicate the size and dimensions of lots that land may be subdivided into, or the form and scale of buildings. These guidelines are set in order to guide urban growth and development. Zoning is the most common regulatory urban planning method used by local governments in developed countries. Exceptions include the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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